Golf Hitting Mat
From Sheep to Synthetic: The Soggy Saga of the Golf Hitting Mat A grumpy golf historian tells the true story of the golf hitting mat. From ruined shoes to modern turf, learn how this piece of fake grass changed the game forever. Listen up. I’m going to tell you about the golf hitting mat. It’s a story of human laziness. And wet socks. Long ago, we didn’t have mats. We had grass. Real, living grass. You’d go to a field and hit balls. It was simple. But then people built “ranges.” They had tee boxes. And those spots got torn up. Mud. Dirt. Holes. It ruined your shoes. And your wife got mad. So, someone had a bright idea...